Housing Statistical Release including right to buy and transfers
March 17, 2017
Official statistics on the number of sales of dwellings under the Right to Buy scheme in England – October to December 2016 released from the Department for Communities and Local Government 16th March 2017.
The release presents official statistics on the number of sales of dwellings under the Right to Buy scheme, as well as providing statistics on receipts resulting from those sales and starts on site as part of the one-for-one additions policy.
Part of social housing sales ( including right to buy and transfers ) and Live tables on social housing sales.
Read the Housing statistical release 16th March on Gov.UK in full click here.
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